Plasma laser emitting at the wavelength of 585. 3 nm with Penning clearing of the lower level in dense mixtures with neon excited by an electron beam

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1985v015n02ABEH006095· OSTI ID:5563815

Bunkin, F V; Derzhiev, V I; Mesyats, G A; Skakun, V S; Tarasenko, V F; Yakovlenko, S I

Lasing was observed in neon (lambda = 585.3 nm) when dense (0.2--3 atm) Ne--H/sub 2/ and Ne--Ar mixtures were pumped by an electron beam (40 A/cm/sup 3/, 80 nsec). A population inversion appeared because the lower active level was cleared by the Penning reactions involving H/sub 2/ and Ar.

• Research Organization: Institute of General Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5563815
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 15:2; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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